President Trump was defeated in court, agreeing to dissolve his charity, the Trump Foundation, after the acting New York Attorney General submitted a petition accusing it of “a shocking pattern of illegality”. Senator Richard Blumenthal tells Ari Melber that this is the latest in “a pattern” of “self-dealing, self-enrichment, self-aggrandizement... watch

A Judge is backing the feds in a mystery case that many legal experts have speculated is linked to the Mueller probe. The case involves a secret entity trying to defy a Grand Jury subpoena. Watergate Prosecutor Nick Akerman says he believes that the case relates to bank records. Democratic Strategist, Julian Epstein agrees, noting the “likely... watch

A Federal Judge demolished the Trump-Fox News conspiracy theories surrounding the Michael Flynn guilty plea, getting Flynn to admit under oath that he “was aware” lying to the FBI was a crime. Ari Melber walks through the different arguments made by Trump and right-wing media claiming a conspiracy on the part of the Mueller probe, demonstrating... watch

Former Trump National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn, admitted under oath that he “was aware” lying to the FBI was a crime, after a Federal Judge called him out on a last-minute legal strategy trying to walk back his guilty plea. Despite a recommendation of no jail time by Special Counsel Bob Mueller, the Judge says he may still send him to... watch

In the 2016 campaign, the “National Enquirer” ran damaging headlines about Hillary Clinton and GOP opponents of Donald Trump. Chief Executive of the National Enquirer’s Publisher, David Pecker, is now cooperating with Federal Prosecutors. A former Editor at the National Enquirer, Jerry George, tells Ari Melber that Pecker “certainly” knew... watch

Former FBI Director James Comey slammed Trump and Republicans after testifying on Capitol Hill, saying Trump’s team has tried to “burn down the entire FBI” and Republicans are silent. Lawyer for guilty Trump aide George Papadopoulos tells Ari Melber “it is” wrong for Trump to call cooperating witnesses in an investigation “rats” and it ... watch

Michael Cohen is preparing for three years in prison after taking responsibility in court and in public for crimes he insists he only committed on Trump’s behalf. Former Lawyer for Michael Cohen, Lanny Davis, tells Ari Melber Trump “should be indicted for calling a cooperating witness a ‘rat’ and for praising people who are obstructing and... watch

In a new interview, Michael Cohen makes two key claims: that Trump directed hush money payments to women and that he knew it was illegal. Former Federal Prosecutor Daniel Goldman tells “The Beat”, “there’s all sorts of evidence that’s enough to say that Donald Trump did it” and breaks down why the fact that a sitting President can’t be indicted,... watch

Federal Prosecutors are reportedly investigating President Trump’s inauguration. The Trump inauguration broke fundraising records and raised more than twice as much as Obama’s inauguration just four year earlier. President and CEO of Obama’s Inaugural Committee, Steve Kerrigan, tells “The Beat”, “there was no need” for the amount of money spent... watch

New reports allege President Trump is eyeing his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to replace General John Kelly as Chief of Staff. Former Governor Ed Rendell tells “The Beat” that if the reporting is true, “its only meaning is that no one who’s got any credibility will take the job”. Rendell notes that “life or death military issues” are at stake and... watch

Russian national Maria Butina has pleaded guilty, admitting to trying to influence U.S. Politics in the middle of the 2016 election. Butina pleaded to a conspiracy charge and agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors for failing to register as a foreign agent. The Rolling Stone’s Tim Dickinson tells “The Beat” that her efforts were “clearly... watch

The Wall Street Journal reports that there is a new criminal investigation into Trump’s inauguration. Reporter who broke the story tells “The Beat” that prosecutors are “looking at spending by the inaugural committee” as well as “donors who gave to the inauguration and what they may have received in return”. watch

Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg was allegedly involved in the hush-money payments that prosecutors now say was a crime. Sources tell NBC News Trump was the third person in the room discussing hush payments with Michael Cohen and National Enquirer publisher David Pecker. Executive Editor of Bloomberg View, Tim O’Brien and Watergate... watch

Reverend Al Sharpton, who has known both Trump and Michael Cohen for years and prayed with Cohen after his guilty plea to campaign finance violations tells “The Beat” Cohen is “more concerned about his family than anything else”. watch